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The first branch of Sberbank opened in Crimea

October 2, 2025

A branch of Sberbank opened on Sovetskaya Square in Yalta, informed Interfax Agency.

How transmits TASS correspondent of the opening ceremony, the bank also plans to open regional branches in Simferopol and Sevastopol.

Formerly RBC writing with reference to the Sberbank press service that the first branches of the bank will open in Crimea in the first half of 2023.

“Sberbank has formed a team and is starting to work on the Crimean peninsula,” the credit institution said in a statement.

Sberbank noted that “all key services and services will be made available to residents and guests of the peninsula within a year.”

The opening of the first office in Crimea in April was announced on his Telegram channel by the head of the region Sergey Aksyonov.

“The Sberbank office will be opened in the center of Simferopol. The modular structure will be installed within a few months near the musical theatre. In the future, branches of the bank will be opened in Yalta, Evpatoria and other cities of the republic,” writing Aksenov.

In January 2023 in Crimea won the first ATMs of Sberbank. They were installed in Sevastopol, Yalta and Simferopol. Currently, there are 30 Sberbank ATMs on the peninsula. By the holiday season, their number should increase to 80.

Immediately after the start of the military operation on the territory of Ukraine against Sberbank, restrictions were imposed on correspondent accounts in the United States, and on April 6, 2022 the bank was subject to US blocking sanctions , which imply a complete disconnection from the dollar. system. On June 14, 2022, Sberbank was disconnected from SWIFT as part of the sixth EU sanctions package.

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